Although public sentiment has on
various occasions favored the revival of Byzantium as a contemporary
political entity;NEW BYZANTIUM differs in that it considers Byzantium a historical
ornament. In a major way during its time, Byzantium
caused the development and expansion of Western Civilization at least in Europe
and as a later consequence in The Americas.

It is fitting at the present time
for all like-minded persons to stand united in view of serious and destructive
challenges thrust
upon the Western world. NEW BYZANTIUM, now more than ever, extends its
long-standing invitation for positive
assistance from talented, knowledgeable, courageous, and competent individuals
to share in the task.

[Award of titles, decorations, and the like
are unrelated functions. No financial commitments are involved in earning such.
Duty begets privilege.]

The
activity endures and embraces the spirit of Constantine the Great, chief
defender under the symbol of his vision displayed above.

It was alleged
that Constantinople fell because

. . .
their faith must have been stronger than ours.

As a
Hesperian, prove this to be false.

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The
HESPERIANS

HESPERIA is a Greek word [‛Εσπερία]
that means the West.

Unlike the term Westerner
that in major part suggests a native or resident of the Western world and one of
Western thinking, the Hesperian has all of those characteristics
including that of an active role in upholding, promoting, and defending
his or her cultural identity. Hesperians, therefore, are a strong cohesive and
outreaching cultural movement that supersedes narrow and fleeting economic,
political and geopolitical interests.

Hesperians are dedicated to the
preservation and survival of their identity, based on Hellenistic, Roman,
Roman-Byzantine, and Judeo-Christian principles, values, and laws.

Ethnicity, nationality, race,
color, or religion, do not determine the condition under which one is a
Hesperian. The spiritual content of one’s religious faith remains intact under
the above Judeo-Christian principles, values, and laws. Furthermore, the
principles of freedom, justice, and the values inherent in the American Bill of
Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution are also an
integral component of the Hesperian identity.

No economic or financial
requirement makes one a Hesperian. The commitment is one of personal conviction
for cultural integrity and survival.

Mark Athanasios C. Karras,
Hesperian

(Founder)

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acknowledged. Established December 20, 2014.

____________________________________________________NOTE: For a summary view of some of the background relating to Byzantium,
enter
here. The references cited comprise part of an ongoing discussion of academicians
and PhDs by means of an electronic forum via the Hellenic Electronic Center (HEC). Said reading is recommended by NEW BYZANTIUM, insofar as it conveys in a
brief and documented form an aspect of the nature of Byzantium. The Western or
Roman as well as the latter Hellenic aspects of Byzantium are pointed out
-- both
being the fundamental source that supported the existence of the Empire.
The said references are provided by Peter Yiannos, Corporate Executive (Ret.), Wilmington, DE (12/14/10).

Expansion
of Western Civilization: from
Constantine
the Great to Constantinople
and Byzantium and onward toAmerica

NEW BYZANTIUMis The AMERICAS We are sincerely pleased you have come to visit our Site and we extend
to you our warmest greeting in the highest tradition of BYZANTIUM. Our Principal goal is to impart to you
heretofore intentionally little known facts about BYZANTIUM as the foundation of
Western Civilization.We will avoid knowingly withholding the truth as an aim to social
disorientation. Practice of historical deception must cease.We hope thatyou will enjoy our
contribution to the fullest.Welcome.Constantine the Great began his eventful climb in York, England and
reached the apex of his achievement in Constantinople, the City that he founded
and named after himself (Constantine+Polis [city]=Constantinople).
By means of these pages, our readers travel through time, touchingupon the early periods, including that of Constantine, of historicalConstantinople, and of Hagia Sophia—the nexus of the Christian world—toarrive atplaces and events of our present day.Our readers reach the outermost limit to which both Eastern and
Western Christian groups expanded, bringing forth the flower of Western
Civilization. That limit is the Western Hemisphere as a whole, and in
particular the coast of California near San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge
where the two groups converged as they approached from the North and from the
South.